Miller Grove News
By Brandon Darrow Texas weather is unpredictable at the least. We have had warm, cold, and raining all in the same week. Hopefully the winter won’t be much worse but we have all of February to go and we do get freezing weather in March occasionally. Happy Birthday to Josh George on Jan. 23, Susan (Scott) Crank & Eric Mabe on Jan. 24, Michael Garrett on Jan. 25, my uncle Johnny Darrow on Jan. 26, Lori (Combs) Northcutt on Jan....
Jerry Dickens
Jerry Dickens, age 61 of Kilgore ,passed away on Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 in Kilgore. He was born on October 18th, 1954 in Winnsboro, to the late Glen Dickens and Donie Dickens Combs . He was Mechanic and was a member of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by parents; brother, James Dickens; one nephew and one great nephew. He is survived by, daughters, Ember Dickens and Jasmine Dickens both of Kilgore; brothers, Roy Dickens...
Hearts of Life Animal Shelter Dog of the Week: Sophie
Sophie, a chow-lab mix, is a resident at Hearts of Life Animal Shelter. Sophie is looking for a permanent, loving, playful...
Team Meeting Set to Kickoff Relay for Life
The 2016 Relay for Life season has begun! RFL Event Lead Amber Henry shared the news during Thursday’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. Amber is inviting everyone to the kickoff Team Meeting on Monday January 25 at 6pm in the League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. If you already have an established RFL team or wish to form one, you are invited to the informational meeting. In the planning stages is the annual “Kiss It To...
Rollison Continuing Gridiron Career
Tyrik Rollison, the record holding former Sulphur Springs High School quarterback who led the Wildcats to the Texas High School Class 4-A Division II state championship in 2008, has signed a contract with the San Angelo Bandits of the Champions Indoor Football League. “We’re excited to bring in a quarterback like Tyrik,” said General Manager and Head Coach Meadow Lemon. “He’s got all the physical tools to play in this league and has...
SSHS To Host Saturday Powerlifting Meet
An estimated 300 powerlifters from 25 to 30 high schools are expected to participate in the annual Sulphur Springs Powerlifting Meet that gets underway Saturday morning in the Multipurpose Building. Some girls teams will also participate. Wildcats Powerlifting Coach Jacob Alford says he’s excited about the meeting and he adds his team has been talking about it for awhile. The Wildcats will have 14 lifters at the meeting...
Incumbent Wright Files for SSISD Board
Kerry Wright, incumbent school board member, filed Thursday morning to be placed on the ballot for the May 7, 2016 school board election. Wright is the third incumbent to file in the first two days of filing. February 19th is the deadline for filing for a place on the board. Incumbents John Prickette and Leesa Toliver filed Wednesday morning, the first day of filing.
Wildcat Tennis Reschedules Match to Friday
The Wildcats Tennis Team’s season opening dual match against Mt. Pleasant has been postponed Thursday and has been rescheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. at the Wildcats Tennis Center. The latest weather forecast for Friday does not include any chance of rain. On Saturday, Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez will be taking his team to Fort Worth where #3 rated TCU will be hosting teams from San Diego, rated #22, and also Harvard and...
Partnership, Consultants Will Strengthen Memorial Hospital
When Hopkins County Memorial Hospital began the process of partnering with CHRISTUS medical group, local hospital administration and the board knew CHRISTUS had an East Texas strategy. CHRISTUS and Trinity-Mother Francis Hospitals announced an intent for merger January 7th of this year. “It came as no surprise,” stated Michael McAndrew, Memorial Hospital Chief Administrator. Not only had Memorial Hospital been notified of the pending...
Significant Weather Advisory Ended at 11:30 a.m.
A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY for western Hopkins County, southeastern Fannin County, eastern Hunt County, Delta County and northwestern Rains County was issued at 10:41 a.m. Thursday and was in effect until 11:30 AM CST Thursday. The thunderstorm dropped hail in the Brashear area and northeast of the area in northwestern Hopkins County. The storm began to diminish as it neared Highway 19 near Birthright. The storm moved at 37 miles...
